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Professional Client

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

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Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.

W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

After-hours trading

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

Arithmetic Mean

The sum of a set of numbers added together and then divided by the total amount of numbers in that set.

Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

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